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Making a Field in Siebel CRM Desktop Read-Only

To make a field read-only, you must use a file named ctx.form because it includes form controls that are mapped to corresponding fields. To make a field read-only, you disable the corresponding control on the form that references the field that you must make read-only.

In this example, you make the Opportunity Name on the opportunity form read-only.

To make a field in Siebel CRM Desktop read-only

1. Open the forms_xx.xml file.
2. Locate the id attribute for the control you must modify.

   In this example, locate the following code:

   <cell size="21">

   <edit id="opportunity" max_chars="100" tab_order="3">

   <field value="string">Name</field>

   </edit>

   </cell>

   This code controls the Opportunity Name dialog box that Siebel CRM Desktop displays on the Opportunity form. It includes the opportunity identifier.

3. Create a text file named ctx.form.
4. Add the following code to the file you created in Step 3:

   ctx.form[control_id].enabled = false;

where:

• control_id is an identifier of the control that you must make read-only.
• enabled determines if the field is read-only. You can use one of the following values:
  • True. Makes the field editable.
  • False. Makes the field read-only.

    For this example, add the following code:

ctx.form["opportunity"].enabled = false;

5. Open the Siebel CRM Desktop client and then navigate to the Opportunity form.
6. Open an opportunity and make sure you cannot modify the Opportunity Name.